Home Closing Checklist (REAL ESTATE) - Softcover

Irwin, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071409971 ISBN 13: 9780071409971

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2003

Synopsis

How to ensure a clean, calm, surprise-free closing? It's one of life's most exciting, important, and stressful events. A home closing is fraught with arcane rituals, hidden traps and pitfalls, and confusing legal mumbo jumbo - not to mention the enormous amount of money that changes hands! "The Home Closing Checklist" leads you step by step through every stage of your closing, from making an offer of purchase to slipping a new set of keys onto your key ring. Modeled after Robert Irwin's classic "Home Buyer's Checklist", this think-of-everything guide is packed with all of the practical information and know-how you need close the deal without losing your sense of humor, your sanity, or your shirt.It's loaded with checklists, pointers, tactical advice, and tips on how to ask the right questions and find the answers you need. You'll find out how to: present a written offer and have the seller accept and sign it; open escrow, secure financing, and negotiate lender costs; read and approve seller's disclosures; obtain a title search and property inspection; avoid "garbage" closing costs; conduct the final walk-through; and, much more. Robert Irwin is a leading national expert in all areas of real estate and the author of 50 books, including those in McGraw-Hill's bestselling "Tips and Traps" series.

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About the Author

Robert Irwin has built homes from the ground up as well as completed dozens of major renovation and remodeling projects. He is best known as a real estate broker and the author of the best-selling Tips & Traps real estate series. He serves as a consultant to lenders, investors, and brokers. With over 50 books, including Buying a Home on the Internet and The Pocket Guide for Home Buyers, Irwin is recognized as one of the most knowledgeable writers in the real estate field today.

From the Back Cover

How to ensure a clean, calm, surprise-free closing

It's one of life's most exciting, important, and stressful events. A home closing is fraught with arcane rituals, hidden traps and pitfalls, and confusing legal mumbo jumbo--not to mention the enormous amount of money that changes hands! The Home Closing Checklist leads you step by step through every stage of your closing, from making an offer of purchase to slipping a new set of keys onto your key ring.

Modeled after Robert Irwin's classic Home Buyer's Checklist, this think-of-everything guide is packed with all of the practical information and know-how you need close the deal without losing your sense of humor, your sanity, or your shirt. It's loaded with checklists, pointers, tactical advice, and tips on how to ask the right questions and find the answers you need. You'll find out how to:

• Present a written offer and have the seller accept and sign it
• Open escrow, secure financing, and negotiate lender costs
• Read and approve seller's disclosures
• Obtain a title search and property inspection
• Avoid "garbage" closing costs
• Conduct the final walk-through
• And much more

Robert Irwin is a leading national expert in all areas of real estate and the author of 50 books, including those in McGraw-Hill's bestselling Tips and Traps series.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071409971
• ISBN 13: 9780071409971
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224